21.0% of Portage, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 43.6% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 13.6% of high school graduates and 42.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 34.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 40.3%. For comparison, it was 9.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Portage, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Portage:
21.0%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Portage:
11.1%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Portage:
34.7%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 16.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Portage:
33.3%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
40.3%
Residents above poverty level:
9.3%
Poverty by age in Portage, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Portage,PA (percentage below poverty level)
45.0%Under 5 years
61.5%5 years
24.4%6 to 11 years
49.2%12 to 14 years
31.6%15 years
19.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
20.9%25 to 34 years
20.3%35 to 44 years
18.6%45 to 54 years
17.6%55 to 64 years
6.0%65 to 74 years
16.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Portage,PA (percentage below poverty level)
41.4%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
44.3%6 to 11 years
67.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
18.4%18 to 24 years
41.3%25 to 34 years
39.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
25.0%55 to 64 years
22.3%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Portage,PA (% below half of poverty level)
26.9%Under 6 years
29.3%6 to 11 years
21.8%12 to 17 years
4.1%18 to 24 years
21.5%25 to 34 years
8.3%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
3.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
7.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Portage, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Portage, PA (%)
24.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%Asian
9.0%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Portage, PA (absolute numbers)
623White
10Black
0Asian
72+ races
24.2%Below poverty level
75.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Portage, PA
Children below poverty level:
Portage, Pennsylvania:
39.0%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Portage:
13.6%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Portage:
42.4%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
9.0%Married-couple family
15.7%Male, no wife present
75.3%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.0%Worked part-time
82.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
100.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
14.5%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
8.7%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
76.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
0.6%1990 to 1994
3.0%1980 to 1989
7.3%1970 to 1979
5.0%1960 to 1969
17.3%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
56.1%1939 or earlier
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